About Karthik Reddy: What does it take to identify and back the next big thing in the world of startups? How do venture capitalists navigate the complex web of risks and rewards to make successful investments? Welcome to The One Percent Project, where we continue our exploration of the world of startups and venture capital with the visionary Karthik Reddy, the co-founder and Managing Partner of Blume Ventures. In part 1 of our conversation, we learned about Karthik's upbringing, the values he has instilled in Blume Ventures, his perspective on the role of venture capital in fostering innovation, the X Unicorn hypothesis, and more. In part 2 of our conversation with Karthik, we delve deeper into the world of venture capital. Join us as we explore Karthik's approach to investing, his counterintuitive insight about venture capital, how he identifies exceptional founders, concepts and frameworks that have influenced him in his career and much more.  Tune in to The One Percent Project for another engaging conversation with Karthik. Don't forget to subscribe to our "Think" newsletter at onepercent.live, which brings highly curated content that adds value to your professional and personal development. Key Take Aways & Transcript: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/TOP_KarthikReddy_2 Follow & Subscribe: WhatsApp: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/TOP_WA2⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/TOP_Youtube⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/TOP_LinkedIn⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/TOP_Twitter1⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/TOP_Insta⁠ In this conversation, he talks about: ⁠⁠00:00⁠⁠ Intro ⁠⁠02:04⁠⁠ Why he built Blume? ⁠⁠08:13⁠ Counterintuitive insight about venture capital ⁠⁠⁠12:34⁠ How he evaluates founders and ideas. ⁠⁠⁠18:58⁠⁠⁠ Three books ⁠⁠⁠20:44⁠⁠⁠ Three productivity tools 23:31 Kindest thing anyone has done for him. 25:27 What advice will he give to his younger self?